pyrophoren.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪrəfɔː/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪrəˌfɔr/

Forms: 1700s– pyrophore, 1900s– pyrophor.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pyrophore.

Etymology: < French pyrophore substance capable of igniting spontaneously on contact with air or water (1753) < post-classical Latin pyrophorus pyrophorus n. In sense 2 after pyrophorus n. 2. Compare earlier pyrophorus n.

rare.

1. Any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on contact with air or water; = pyrophorus n. 1. Now historical.

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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [noun] > types by properties

agent1624

analyser1661

pyrophorus1734

pyrophore1788

frigoric1812

diffusate1850

diffusant1867

cryogen1875

metachrome1876

carrier1902

getter1912

active1918

network former1947

network modifier1947

radiosensitizer1953

monophase1968

1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. 96 Pyrophore of Homberg.

1890 Amer. Anthropologist 3 360 Besides the lens, mirror, and aerophore there are pyrophores, the hydrogen lamp, matches, and various chemical and electrical methods [of making fire].

1988 Osiris 4 90 Lavoisier expanded his research on combustions that produce fixed air by studying the spontaneously combustible substance known as pyrophore.

2. A firefly of the genus Pyrophorus; = pyrophorus n. 2.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > elaterid fire-fly

fireworm1567

cucuy1605

salamander-fly1668

lightning bug1778

firebug1789

glow-fly1789

fire beetle1826

lightning beetle1854

meadow-fly1867

pyrophore1884

1884 Science 28 Nov. 505/1 The composition and properties of the light emitted by insects of the Pyrophore genus.

1913 Trans. Optical Soc. 13 51 That curious luminous insect of West India, the pyrophore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyrophore
释义	pyrophoren. Brit. /ˈpʌɪrəfɔː/, U.S. /ˈpaɪrəˌfɔr/ Forms: 1700s– pyrophore, 1900s– pyrophor. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pyrophore. Etymology: < French pyrophore substance capable of igniting spontaneously on contact with air or water (1753) < post-classical Latin pyrophorus pyrophorus n. In sense 2 after pyrophorus n. 2. Compare earlier pyrophorus n. rare. 1. Any substance capable of igniting spontaneously on contact with air or water; = pyrophorus n. 1. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > [noun] > types by properties agent1624 analyser1661 pyrophorus1734 pyrophore1788 frigoric1812 diffusate1850 diffusant1867 cryogen1875 metachrome1876 carrier1902 getter1912 active1918 network former1947 network modifier1947 radiosensitizer1953 monophase1968 1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. 96 Pyrophore of Homberg. 1890 Amer. Anthropologist 3 360 Besides the lens, mirror, and aerophore there are pyrophores, the hydrogen lamp, matches, and various chemical and electrical methods [of making fire]. 1988 Osiris 4 90 Lavoisier expanded his research on combustions that produce fixed air by studying the spontaneously combustible substance known as pyrophore. 2. A firefly of the genus Pyrophorus; = pyrophorus n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > elaterid fire-fly fireworm1567 cucuy1605 salamander-fly1668 lightning bug1778 firebug1789 glow-fly1789 fire beetle1826 lightning beetle1854 meadow-fly1867 pyrophore1884 1884 Science 28 Nov. 505/1 The composition and properties of the light emitted by insects of the Pyrophore genus. 1913 Trans. Optical Soc. 13 51 That curious luminous insect of West India, the pyrophore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1788
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